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Elusive Victories: The American Presidency at War
Elusive Victories The American Presidency at War
Author: Andrew J. Polsky
On April 4, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made a shocking admission about his presidency during the Civil War. "I claim not to have controlled events," he wrote in a letter, "but confess plainly that events have controlled me." Lincoln's words carry an invaluable lesson for wartime presidents, writes Andrew J. Polsky in this seminal book. As Polsky show...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199860937
ISBN-10: 0199860939
Publication Date: 5/31/2012
Pages: 416
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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